Rabat – Morocco ranks 100 out of 109 countries in the World Happiness Report 2023, lagging behind war-ravaged Iraq, and Palestine.
Published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the ranking places Morocco in the category of countries labeled as “weak states.”
The report is based on global survey data from people in more than 150 countries. The ranking reflects data on average life evaluations over a period of three years. The 2023 ranking covers 2020 to 2022.
To measure average life evaluation, the report tracks six factors: income, health, having someone to count on, having a sense of freedom to make key life decisions, generosity, and the absence of corruption. According to the report the six factors “all play strong roles in supporting life evaluations.”
Noting the global situation, the report explains that life evaluations “continued to be remarkably resilient,” throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, and even remained as high as pre-pandemic levels in the years 2017-2019.
In the years 2020-2022, acts of benevolence saw a “globe-spanning surge” in 2020 and especially in 2021. The report further shows that even after the COVID-19 storm weathered in 2022, pro-social acts remained 25% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Released on Monday, the report revealed that misery – as reflected in the share of the population with life evaluations of 4 and below out of 10 – dipped during the three COVID-19 years.
Topping the list of countries on the happiness index is Finland, maintaining the same ranking for six years in a row, followed by Denmark and Iceland.
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